Washbasin-



- I-Elbert A. Corbin, (In, Lans'downe,

4 "w isnBAsIN 1- "Application December 7, .1937, Serial No. 178,483" 1 Claim, 01. 4-166) My invention relates to a new and useful washbasin and it relates more particularly to a washbasin of an extremely simplified construction whereby the cost of manufacture, as well as the cost of maintenance, is greatly. reduced.

My invention still further relates to a washbasin' havinga concealed overfiow,and one in whichthe valves for controlling the water supply" as well as the waste are so positioned as to be out of the way and at the same time greatly to facilitate manipulation.

In the accompanying drawing N j Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of a washbasin embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a rear elevation of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 represents, on an enlarged scale, a section on line 3-3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 represents, on an' enlarged scale, a plan view of the connection between the waste plug and the drain.

Fig. 5 represents, on an enlarged scale, a section on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Fig; 6 represents, on an enlarged scale, a sectionon line 6-45 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 7 represents, on an enlarged scale, a fragmentary sectional view on line 'l-'! of Fig. 3.

vReferring to the drawing in which like reference characters indicate like parts, my novel washbasin comprises the bowl 1 which may be of any desired shape or size and which is provided with the waste outlet 2 in which is posi The bowl I is ticned the removable screen 3.

provided with an upper extension 4 of the back wall thereof, which extension 4 merges into the horizontal portion" 5. In the horizontal portion 5 are formed the three elongated pockets 6,1

and 8 which receive thehandles 9, Ill and II for operating the water supply valves l2 and I3 as well as the waste plug l4. Since the valves l2 and l3 are identical except that one is for supplying hot water and the other for supplying cold water respectively from the pipes l5 and I6, I have only shown the detailed construction of one of the valves in Fig. 5. I Referring to Fig. 5, which is a vertical section through the valve it, it will be seen that the valve comprises a easing into which the water is supplied by the pipe l6 and to which is positioned Y the vertically sliding valve construction consist-.

ing generally of oppositely disposed washers I8 and supported by the plates 21 which are mounted on the stem 22350 that, when the handle H is in its lowermost position or substantially flush with the top of the horizontal portion 5, the valve is in the closedposition. If it is desired ber 21 terminates in'a spout or nozzle 28 which ing thehandles 9 and ll to the. desired extent,

.'discharges the water'into the bowl I. By rais- I the proper mixture of hot and cold water is l obtained, and, when; itisdesired completely to shutone or the other orboth, it is merely necessary to push the handles 9 and l a down as far as f they will go, or until'the bottom plate 1.2! rests upon" the shoulder 23'. e

In order to operate the waste plug l4 it is necessaryto manipulate the handle it. Referring to Fig. 3 it will be seen that when the handle H) is in its raised position the plug l4 rests upon its seat and prevents the water from entering into the chamber 39 which communicates with the drain 3|; In this position of: the parts the water in the bowl I will rise in the pipe 32 until the top 33 of the partition 34 is reached, whereupon, if the valves I2 and l3 are not closed, any addi-'- tional Water entering the bowl I will fiow over the edge 33 0f the partition 34 into the pipe 35 which, at'its bottom, communicates with the drain 3!, thus preventing the level of the water in the bowl from rising at any time to a level higher than the top 33 of the partition 34. If it is desired .to open the drain plug and permit the water to" flow from the bowl l directly to the drain 3i, it is merely necessary to press the handle Ill down in the pocket l, This results in pushing the stem 36 of. the plug ldl upwardly through the action of the linkSl which is ful-f crumed at 3812c a support 38:0 and pivoted at 39 to the stem MLYThe link 3'5 is preferably secured to the bottom of the stem 36 as best seen in Fig. '2', there being a pin 41 passing through the stein 36 and the bearing 42 so that, if it is neces- Y sary for cleaning or'repair to dismantle the waste plug l4, it is merely necessary to remove the pin 4|, whereupon, the stern 35 and the plug M can v be detached from the link 3! and drawn upwardly through the waste opening 2, it being understood that the. screen 3 has already been removed. Similarly, by unscrewing the valve cap 63 and the coupling 25, access is immediately had to the interior of the valve l2 or Hi. It will be noted that I utilize a safe closing valve construction, and

that, when the water enters under pressure through the inlet lfi as best seen in Fig. 5, the

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